https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/annie-dillards-total-eclipse/536148/

Thanks to The Atlantic for putting this essay out there again.

Thank you Annie Dillard and Allison Trowbridge for the inspiration.

“Easter Island Eclipse,” by Jay Pasachoff, is one of 106 images included in “Starstruck: The Fine Art of Astrophotography.” (Photo courtesy of UW Art Museum)